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allowing such newspaper to be imported, sold, circulated or distributed in
Malaysia." Permits are normally granted for the period of one year, and cannot be transferred without the permission of the Minister. Should one print, import, publish, sell, circulate or distribute — or even offer to do
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Affairs Minister. The Minister is given "absolute discretion" in the granting and revocation of licences, and can also restrict or ban outright publications that is likely to
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publication. His decision was reversed on appeal in the
Supreme Court, where Supreme Court Justice Ajaib Singh ruled that the amended section 12 of the Act did exclude actions of the Home Affairs Minister from judicial review.
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does allow freedom of speech and for the press, there is a very crucial limitation - The
Constitution provides that freedom of speech may be restricted by legislation "in the interest of security (or) public order.
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An Act to regulate the use of printing presses and the printing, importation, production, reproduction, publishing and distribution of publications and for matters connected therewith.
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Although Pung's counsel presented various authorities from other jurisdictions, the
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endanger national security interest or create social unrest. Should one possess or use an unlicensed printing press, he may be imprisoned for up to three years and/or fined up to
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any of those things — a newspaper without a permit from the
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of publications in Malaysia. It replaced the Printing Presses Act 1948 and the Control of Imported Publications Act 1958 (Revised 1972). A controversial amendment was made after
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